Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 1079 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian, Valentinian II, or Arcadius)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 383
Not before (date): 378
Comment: JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIC
Comment: R. Weir (June 2014): “this type issued by most mints from Aquileia to Alexandria“
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Preservation comment: Wear: P.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 919 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12): 12
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
Numismatic Authority: Gratian (western emperor, 367-383)
Numismatic Authority: Valentinian II (375-392)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 11.0
Numismatic Weight (g): 0.82
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: Emperor‘s name not visible
Reverse Description: Inscription in two lines within wreath
Reverse Inscription: [VOT] | V; mintmark not visible
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “Co 1079 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian, Valentinian II, or Arcadius).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1079>